Last week, Punjab police arrested over 300 TLP activists
during clashes with them.

Holding placards and clubs the TLP protesters were
demanding the release of their fellow activists in Gujrat,
some 150-km from Lahore.

They blocked the GT road for traffic. Police contingent
used baton to disperse them and arrested 50 or so protesters.

"We have taken 50 TLP activists for blocking the road for
traffic and registered a case against some 100 - 20 nominated
and 80 unidentified people - for blocking the road and other
charges," Gujrat Deputy Commissioner Muhammad Ali Randhawa
told reporters.

He said more activists of TLP are being detained under
Maintenance of Public Order for 30 days.

TLP - a recently formed political party of Barelvi sect Â–
has been protesting against federal and provincial law
ministers Zahid Hamid and Rana Sanaullah, respectively, for
their alleged 'soft corner' for the Ahmadi minority community.

The protesters are demanding their resignations.

The TLP activists had also blocked the main road
connecting Rawalpindi city with Islamabad for the last one
week. The PML-N government, however, refrained from using
force to disperse them from there.

TLP chief Khadim Hussain Rizvi said his party workers
will not call off their sit-in till the government sacks the
federal law minister for making changes in the election
nomination papers form regarding the finality of the Prophet.

Sanaullah said the TLP workers will not be allowed to
create law and order situation in the province in the name of
religion. He said the government is handing the TLP sit-in in
Islamabad wisely. PTI MZ
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This is unedited, unformatted feed from the Press Trust of India wire.